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匮
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empty (iii)

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Phonosemantic compound. 匚 represents the meaning and 貴 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (匱)
匚 box (open)+ 貴 expensive =
匱 empty (iii)
匚 Meaning component
fāng box (open)
box
貴 Phonetic component
expensive
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Simplified (匮)
匚 box (open)+ 贵 costly =
匮 empty, lacking
匚 Meaning component
fāng box (open)
box
box
贵 Phonetic component
guì costly
expensive, costly, valuable
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Notes
Similar Characters
匛 匡 restore匣 case匦 small (simp)匧 a trunk匪 bandit匭 box (trad)匮 lack (simp)匯 converge (trad)汇 confluence of rivers (simp)箧 rattan box (simp)区 region (jp)區 region (trad)惬 be satisfied (simp)潰 burst (trad/jp)簣 Bamboo A Bamboo Basket (trad)聵 deaf (trad)蕢 edible (trad)遺 bequeath (trad/jp)饋 offer food superior (trad)
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
匱
Regular
Modern
Chinese
匮 / 匱 [Kuì]
surname Kui
匮 / 匱 [guì]
variant of 櫃|柜[guì]
匮 / 匱 [kuì]
to lack; lacking; empty; exhausted
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (20)
匮乏 [kuì​fá] #26,796
to be deficient in sth
匮缺 [kuì​quē] #65,268
to be deficient in sth
穷匮 [qióng​kuì] #68,002
to be short of sth
匮竭 [kuì​jié] #71,895
exhausted
金匮石室 [jīn​guì​shí​shì] #74,144
variant of 金櫃石室|金柜石室[jīn​guì​shí​shì]
孝思不匮 [xiào​sī​bù​kuì] #75,264
to be forever filial (idiom)
不俭则匮 [bù​jiǎn​zé​kuì]
wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
不匮 [bù​kuì]
endlessly
俭以防匮 [jiǎn​yǐ​fáng​kuì]
frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
勤则不匮 [qín​zé​bù​kuì]
If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
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